James Beard Foundation

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Good luck booking a table at Zahav — already one of the toughest restaurants in Philadelphia to get a reservation — now that it has been named Outstanding Restaurant by the James Beard Foundation. The foundation's awards ceremony took place Monday night in Chicago,...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The James Beard Foundation this week released the semifinalist list of nominees who will be up for the top award in culinary excellence this year, and many of those on the list are from Philadelphia. Chef Nicholas Elmi is one of the many Philadelphia-area chefs who...

By Devon M. Sayers and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Ella Brennan, the famed New Orleans restaurateur known for building Commander's Palace into a world-renowned restaurant, has died, according to a post on the restaurant's Facebook page. Brennan was 92 years old. Commander's Palace posted on its...